Nitrous oxide emissions in Iran

Iran emitted 30.02 million tonnes of nitrous oxide (CO2 equivalent) in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1970.

Measure: Nitrous oxide emissions (EDGAR) Unit: Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Iran, 2024 30.02 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Change from 2023 +1.4% 2023: 29.61 Mt CO2e
World, 2024 2,527.41 Mt CO2e Official aggregate
Position in 2024 16th of 203 See the full ranking

Nitrous oxide emissions in Iran over time

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Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Nitrous oxide emissions (EDGAR) (million tonnes of CO2 equivalent), 2000 to 2024
Period IranWorld
2024 30.02 Mt CO2e 2,527.41 Mt CO2e
2023 29.61 Mt CO2e 2,505.59 Mt CO2e
2022 29.41 Mt CO2e 2,471.90 Mt CO2e
2021 29.30 Mt CO2e 2,454.32 Mt CO2e
2020 27.97 Mt CO2e 2,423.63 Mt CO2e
2019 26.94 Mt CO2e 2,419.56 Mt CO2e
2018 26.75 Mt CO2e 2,385.52 Mt CO2e
2017 26.08 Mt CO2e 2,376.62 Mt CO2e
2016 26.19 Mt CO2e 2,363.67 Mt CO2e
2015 24.41 Mt CO2e 2,341.39 Mt CO2e
2014 25.29 Mt CO2e 2,323.79 Mt CO2e
2013 27.25 Mt CO2e 2,323.96 Mt CO2e
2012 27.81 Mt CO2e 2,294.92 Mt CO2e
2011 27.42 Mt CO2e 2,278.65 Mt CO2e
2010 28.27 Mt CO2e 2,220.82 Mt CO2e
2009 27.31 Mt CO2e 2,186.55 Mt CO2e
2008 26.73 Mt CO2e 2,186.17 Mt CO2e
2007 26.22 Mt CO2e 2,210.85 Mt CO2e
2006 26.39 Mt CO2e 2,166.48 Mt CO2e
2005 24.87 Mt CO2e 2,126.09 Mt CO2e
2004 25.32 Mt CO2e 2,103.56 Mt CO2e
2003 24.04 Mt CO2e 2,045.86 Mt CO2e
2002 23.30 Mt CO2e 2,013.85 Mt CO2e
2001 23.47 Mt CO2e 2,006.31 Mt CO2e
2000 23.08 Mt CO2e 2,012.74 Mt CO2e

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.4% from 29.61 Mt CO2e in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 25.29 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by +18.7%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Iran has the 16th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 2,527.41 Mt CO2e.

Source and dates

Original producer
European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.GHG.N2O.MT.CE.AR5 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2024 for Iran
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database